Minor millets, a group of small-grained grass cereals, are of importance as food and fodder in the semiarid
regions of the world. In India, minor millets have traditionally been cultivated in the drylands,
predominantly by poor and marginal farmers and in many cases by tribal communities, but the area under their cultivation is decreasing. Growing interest to revive millet cultivation in this country is driven by nutrition, health and resilience considerations.These cereals grow well in drylands and at high temperatures; they have been supporting millions of poor and marginal women and men farmers struggling
with poor soil, low moisture and scarce external inputs.Thanks to their hardiness and good nutritional profile
they are in fact, important assets for adapting to climate change.